Fossil buddy, yep we're still in many places in the world we have fought battles in, no doubt. My question to yourself or anyone else is simply for what purpose or real benefit to the people of the US ?

What benefit is there for us to remain in Germany or S. Korea or even Iraq for that matter ? And ..... if one can't realistically answer such a question with a logical answer the question still remains, why indeed are we there at all?

For myself (the only one I can speak for), I want ALL our international bases closed and our military brought home where they belong, on American soil. To me, at this juncture in history, I see no benefit in them being elsewhere in the world.